As governments and enterprises increasingly question their reliance on Silicon Valley, this session explores why digital sovereignty has evolved from a political buzzword into a commercial deal-breaker.
If you are a business leader navigating the complex “build vs. buy” AI landscape, this conversation is your roadmap to avoiding strategic risk and future-proofing your infrastructure. The days of blindly accepting US tech hegemony are fading. Jean-Marc explains that while Silicon Valley held the early lead, the performance gap is closing rapidly. We are seeing a world where high-performing local models combined with strict regulatory requirements are driving a massive wedge into the monopolies of the tech giants.
It is no longer just about where your data sits—it is about where your vendor’s HQ is located and who holds the keys to your supply chain.
In this deep dive, we cover:
The End of Uncontested Dominance: Why access to compute and capital is leveling the playing field, allowing local models from the EU, Canada, and beyond to effectively challenge US giants on both performance and price.
The “Build vs. Buy” Reality: How major enterprises are already deploying multi-model strategies—leveraging OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek simultaneously—and why your application layer must be model-agnostic to function in this new ecosystem.
Redefining Sovereignty: Why the procurement conversation has shifted from simple data residency to deep supply chain scrutiny, illustrated by the French government’s move to replace US collaboration tools with sovereign alternatives.
Strategic Agility: The critical importance of avoiding vendor lock-in to maintain negotiation leverage and agility in an AI market where the performance leaderboard changes every few weeks.
